Grito de Asencio
It is known as the Grito de Asencio decision Creoles Banda Oriental February 28, 1811 by the creek Asencio, to take the first revolutionary actions against the Crown of Spain.

Upon the May Revolution in Buenos Aires, the Banda Oriental remained broadly faithful to the Spanish government, which moved its regional base in Montevideo. However, among the population, mainly in the campaign, begin building a movement of opinion favorable to the revolutionary movement.
In January 1811, Francisco Javier de Elio returned to Montevideo from Spain with the title of Viceroy. From then began preparations to declare war on Buenos Aires, which he did on 12 February. To do this took a series of tax measures that allowed him to seize resources: regularization of land titles for the payment of tax, application for patriotic donations, taxes on imports of leather, snuff, allowing control of the smuggling trade only authorized vessels and through national intermediaries.
These measures will hurt farmers, traders, Warehousemen and shipping in its business, which had been declining for the crisis and the Spanish control of trade, as it prevented trade with the British. These measures forced loans joined the clergy, employees, owners, artisans, farmers, traders and the use of force to coerce people to recognize the Spanish authorities in Montevideo.
Consequently, some military leaders to serve the Spanish government, but with great grip on the eastern campaign, spent the revolutionary side, as was the case of Jose Artigas on February 15, 1811, who left the Spanish forces of Colonia del Sacramentoand called for aid to the government of Buenos Aires for the surveys in the campaign.
But the revolutionary preparations had begun in December 1810, when Lieutenant Justo Correa was aware of the possible presence of troops from Buenos Aires in the territory of the Banda Oriental.Immediately led to the convening of deserters and civilians to take up arms. From every corner men were mobilized, the call of the warlords. In January 1811 Pedro José Viera, known as Perico The dancer, joined the call of Correa with twenty-eight men. In February followed Venancio Benavides.
On February 24 came the expected news, the declaration of war on the part of Buenos Aires. And for the 26 patriots, hidden in a forest on stream Asencio in the present department of Soriano, were about three hundred.
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On February 27 the number of revolutionaries decided to take the first steps. The next day took the nearby towns of Mercedes, Santo Domingo de Soriano. In the history of Uruguay was the name of Grito de Asencio to commemorate the events of February 27, 1811.
With Benavides commanded the troops then captured the revolutionary people of the Colla, the current Rosario, April 20 San Jose, April 25. On May 26 besieged Colonia del Sacramento, which fell a week later.
The emerging movement would receive a boost with the addition of Artigas, who quickly became the leader of the revolution in the Rio de la Plata coast.
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